[Feature Request]: Sleeping cursors (multiple cursors)

[rsmirnov90]

What feature would you like to see?

Hello! Long-time vis user, first-time poster here.

I’ve been exploring the whole "multiple cursors" concept for a while now, because a lot of editors handle it in ways that feel... clunky. Most implementations seem tailored to the developer's specific workflow, which doesn't always translate well for everyone else. And since multiple cursors are a relatively new thing (in terms of UI/UX practices), many editors seem to bolt it on without much thought for clean integration.

That got me thinking: what’s the most minimal, flexible, core approach we could use as a foundation for any workflow? Kind of like how vi/vis command modes or regex underpin so much of what we do in text manipulation?

Then I came across MLE (https://github.com/adsr/mle), which has the cleanest solution I’ve seen: you just drop a "sleeping cursor" wherever you want, and activate them whenever needed. Simple, but it opens up endless workflow possibilities.

I think this aligns perfectly with vis’s design philosophy, but I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. How do you feel about this conceptually?

2. Does it fit within vis’s philosophy in practice?

3. Would you be open to something like this being added?

If so, I’d be excited to help bring it to life.